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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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